New York A 1595: Enacts the "city of Buffalo historic preservation receivership act"

Bill Text

Bill Search and Legislative Information | New York State Assembly 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

 Skip to main content 

 New York State Assembly

 Speaker Carl E. Heastie

 --> 
 --> 

 --> 

• 
 Assembly Members 

• 
 Legislative Info 

• 
 Public Hearings 

• 
 Speaker's Press 

• 
 Assembly Reports 

• 
 Committees & More 

• Bill Search Home
• Laws
• Legislative Calendar
• Public Hearing Schedule
• Assembly Calendars
• Assembly Committee Agenda 

 Javascript must be enabled to properly view this page. 

 Bill No.: 

• Summary 
• Actions 
• Committee&nbspVotes 
• Floor&nbspVotes 
• Memo 
• Text 
• LFIN 
• Chamber&nbspVideo/Transcript 
A01595 Summary:

BILL NOA01595 

&nbsp

SAME ASSAME AS S09677

&nbsp

SPONSORRivera

&nbsp

COSPNSRConrad, Peoples-Stokes, McMahon

&nbsp

MLTSPNSR

&nbsp

&nbsp

Enacts the "city of Buffalo historic preservation receivership act"; provides the city of Buffalo specific procedures for the appointment of a receiver of rents in instances where the property at issue is neglected or abandoned.

Go to top A01595 Actions:

BILL NOA01595 

&nbsp

01/10/2025referred to cities

01/07/2026referred to cities

Go to topA01595 Committee&nbspVotes:

Go to topA01595 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA01595 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 1595

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 10, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. RIVERA -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Cities

 AN ACT in relation to enacting the "city of Buffalo historic preserva-
 tion receivership act"

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Short Title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 2 the "city of Buffalo historic preservation receivership act".
 3 § 2. Legislative findings and purpose. The legislature hereby finds
 4 and declares that:
 5 1. the city of Buffalo is home to many buildings of historic signif-
 6 icance, and such buildings contribute to the cultural heritage of the
 7 state and are a testament to its rich history and diverse population;
 8 2. many such historic buildings are abandoned and/or neglected by
 9 their owners of record, or no such owner may be found;
 10 3. such neglected and abandoned buildings are a blight on their commu-
 11 nities and on the state as a whole;
 12 4. the state of New York imbued the city of Buffalo housing court with
 13 jurisdiction over "proceedings for the appointment of a receiver of
 14 rents, issues and profits of buildings in order to remove or remedy a
 15 nuisance or to make repairs required to be made under such housing
 16 codes," under subdivision (f) of section 202 of article X of chapter 570
 17 of the laws of 1909; and
 18 5. the legislature resolves to provide the city of Buffalo specific
 19 procedures for the appointment of a receiver of rents in instances where
 20 the property at issue is neglected or abandoned as defined in this act.
 21 § 3. Definitions. For the purposes of this act, the following terms
 22 shall have the following meanings:
 23 1. "abandoned property" means a property meeting the following condi-
 24 tions at the time a petition is filed pursuant to section four of this
 25 act:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD02454-01-5

 A. 1595 2

 1 (a) the building has not been legally occupied for at least 12 months;
 2 (b) the owner fails to present compelling evidence that they have
 3 actively marketed the property during the preceding 60-day period and
 4 made a good faith effort to sell the property at a price which reflects
 5 the circumstances and market conditions;
 6 (c) the property is not subject to a pending foreclosure action by an
 7 individual or nongovernmental entity;
 8 (d) the current owner fails to present sufficient evidence that they
 9 acquired the property within the preceding six months. Such evidence
 10 shall not include instances where the prior owner is a member of the
 11 current owner, unless the transfer of title results from the death of
 12 the prior owner, or where the current or prior owner is a corporation,
 13 partnership, or other entity in which either owner or the immediate
 14 family of either owner has an interest in excess of 5 percent; and
 15 (e) the court finds at least three of the following:
 16 (i) the building or physical structure is a public nuisance;
 17 (ii) the building is in need of substantial rehabilitation and no
 18 rehabilitation has taken place during the previous 12 months;
 19 (iii) the building is unfit for human habitation, occupancy, or use;
 20 (iv) the condition and vacancy of the building materially increase the
 21 risk of fire to the building and to adjacent properties;
 22 (v) the building is subject to unauthorized entry leading to potential
 23 heal